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The Lowlands Die Ebene VALLE TANARO VALLI PESIO E COLLA VALLE VERMENAGNA VALLE GESSO VALLE STURA VALLE GRANA VALLE MAIRA VALLE V VALLE TANARO VALLI MONREGALESI VALLI PESIO e COLLA VALLE VERMENAGNA The valley of buckwheat polenta Raschera valley The valley of chestnuts The valley of the “raviole alla Polenta and mushrooms Minestra Raschera. This cheese gets its name from the Ruscaira region, which Ola and strawberries Raviole vernantina” and stuffed onions includes the Raschera lake, at the foot of Mt. Mongioie, and the namesake Alp. Buckwheat polenta. It is also known as black polenta due to the flour’s dark colour. Chiusa Pesio chestnuts. An excellence that finds its name in the PGI label for raviole alla vernantina. It was the women from Vernante’s intuition to prepare There is also a Brotherhood to defend its fame. This is a story about quality and di grano Buckwheat grains have a strange triangular shape and they are rich in starch, di trippe al forno the Cuneo chestnut. It has a good size, sweet and delicate flavour, crunchy tex - alla the ‘raviole’ with a special lean stuffing: potatoes, leeks and a handful of spinach pride. The Knights taste and assess this cheese each year at Ferragosto (August proteins, vitamins and minerals. This is a nutritious and high-energy food that is ture and light brown skin with darker streaks. This is a gift from the earth, he - or spare ribs meat. 15 th ) in Frabosa Soprana. The rules for its production are strict: only milk from ola gluten-free so people with coeliac disease can also eat it. It is the oldest kind of althy and natural, without any kind of processing. The majestic trees only need They can also differ in shape, they can be round, folded in a semicircle over the saraceno tripe soup cows fed with green or hay fodder, possibly with the addition of small amounts of Vernantina polenta, known in the time of Manzoni, that was enriched with the arrival of (oVen BaKed soup) pruning and thinning and tending to the undergrowth. Chestnuts are filling then joined at the two ends to become similar to a tortello , ideal for sheep and/or goat milk. If the production area is above 900 m above sea level, it potatoes in the nineteenth century. It is served with a sauce called bagna bianca, Serves 6. versatile and can be used to prepare many sweet and savoury dishes. It is ideal holding the perfect dressing of butter and cream. A masterpiece. con made with leeks, mushrooms and cream. qualifies as “d’Alpeggio” (from the mountain pasture). It’s easy to spot: a yellow label Serves 6/8. traditional raViole Wash the tripe in water and for making the precious Marron glacé dessert. Stuffed onions. A mountain dish whose filling varies slightly depending on the Mushrooms. The chestnut and beech woods, alternating with mixed and uncultivated for the Raschera d’Alpeggio DOP, and a green label for the traditional one. Use 500 g of fresh Cuneo beans or from Vernante vinegar and cut into strips. Strawberries. Whimsical and seductive, this fruit must first be eaten with the bagna bianca forests, create the ideal habitat for mushrooms. This is a seasonal harvest, based There are many other products in this valley, such as bross ricotta, Sola and 250 g of dried beans, soaked in water family who prepares it: there are families who prefer more rice and vegetables eyes. A safe product, with a strong aroma and good consistency, subject to Serves 6. on rain and sun, and it is always plentiful. There are a thousand varieties, ranging Beat 40 g of lard, put it in a pot with 200 Testun cheese, white chestnuts, darmassin plums, white truffle, bale d’Aso salami for 12 hours. Wash two leeks, two carrots, and others who prefer meat and potatoes. The real secret is cooking in a constant checks before arriving at the table. Quality is the goal of a future- Boil 800 g of potatoes and mash them with a from porcini to Caesar's mushroom. They are so tasty that they can be eaten raw, g of finely sliced leeks, and cook until brown. Add from Monastero Vasco, tripe from Villanova Mondovì, robatà (type of grissini), typical terracotta dish. two cloves of garlic and a stalk of celery; peel 500 g of potatoes, oriented agriculture that respects nature. There is a great strawberry festival BucKWHeat polenta sliced into thin strips. They are also sold dried or preserved in olive oil. the tripe and allow the flavours to blend; add the peeled and diced paste di meliga (honey biscuits) from Pamparato, risòle (jam puff pastry pockets) sieve. Boil 150 g of chard (or spinach) in salt water. Brown two This dish is prepared for the patron saint's feast of the Assumption (August one onion, 300 g of pumpkin and cut into pieces. th Serves 6. Wash 1 kg of potatoes and boil them with the peel in 2 from Mondovì, and craft beer. in Peveragno, in June, called “Sagra della Fragola” . sliced leeks in a little butter, add the chopped chard and leave to 15 ) and in the past it was cooked in community ovens or by the town baker. There are many other products in this valley, such as chickpeas from Nucetto, potatoes and cover with plenty of water. Season with salt and cook Arrange the vegetables in layers in a large ‘ola’ (terracotta pot), litres of salted water. Peel, crush and put them back into the pot beans from Bagnasco, turnips from Caprauna, alpine cheeses and white chestnuts over low heat for about two hours. Serve piping hot with ground Special local dishes: fonduta di Raschera (Raschera fondue), minestra di trippa We can also find Cuneo PGI beans, berries, Bisalta potatoes, alpine cheeses flavour. Add the potatoes and mix with 30 g of grated Parmesan In this valley we can also find Cuneo PGI chestnuts, mountain cheeses, alternating them with the beans; lay two pork ribs in the centre. and trout. with the cooking water; add slowly, while stirring, slowly add 100g from Garessio. pepper and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. (tripe soup), insalata di trippa (tripe salad), ravioli di castagne (chestnut ravioli), bale cheese and two eggs, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. mushrooms and craft beer. d’aso con lenticchie (salami with lentils), torta di mais e castagne (corn and chestnut Sprinkle with chopped parsley and basil, season with salt, pepper of wheat flour. and 250 g of buckwheat flour. Cook for 40 minutes, Special local dishes: torta verde (chard tart), tortelli di cin (potato, leek and herb Special local dishes: ola al forno (oven-cooked soup), donderet (type of gnocchi), Mix 500 g of wheat flour with two eggs, 1 tablespoon of olive oil Special local dishes: torta di zucca e meliga (pumpkin and honey tart), polenta A classic osteria dish, always available at fairs and market from five in the tart), torta di darmassin plum (plum tart). and add two tablespoons of olive oil. Cover with approximately four minestra di castagne (chestnut soup), funghi in umido (stewed mushrooms), stirring often. tortelli), panizze (focaccia made from chickpea flour), lasagne ormeasche (lasagna morning, served in the classic ceramic bowls from Mondovì. and 1 glass of warm milk. Roll out a thin sheet of pastry and cut di mais (corn polenta), polenta di grano saraceno (buckwheat polenta), torta di from Ormea), gnocchi di rape (turnip gnocchi), funghi trifolati (sautéed mushrooms), litres of water, cover and bake in a wood-fired oven for 12 hours. salame dolce (chocolate salami), pesche ripiene (stuffed peaches), Marron glacé. Brown three finely sliced Cervere leeks in 50 g of butter; add 150 out 6 cm diameter circles. Place a teaspoon of filling in the centre, castagne (chestnut tart). insalata di ovoli (Caesar’s mushroom salad), paste di Ormea (biscuits from Ormea). This dish has an auspicious connotation and is usually prepared for the close into a semicircle and join the two ends together to form a g of cream, 100 g of milk, 30 g of dried mushrooms, salt and Epiphany: wealth and prosperity will be guaranteed to those who eat pepper and leave to simmer for five minutes. Pour the polenta into Das Raschera-Tal homemade pasta on New Year's Day and bean soup on January 6 th . “tortellone”. Cook the raviole in salt water then fry them in a pan Das Tal der Buchweizenpolenta with 50 g of butter and 100 g of cream. a deep serving dish and cover with the sauce. Kuttelsuppe Raschera. Der Käse hat seinen Namen von der Region Ruscaira, die Das Tal der Kastanien Das Tal der Raviole alla Vernantina und der Pilze Zutaten für 6 Personen. den Raschera-See am Fuße des Mongioie und die gleichnamige Alpe umfasst. und Erdbeeren Auch eine Bruderschaft verteidigt seinen Ruhm. Eine Geschichte, die von Qualität ola-ofensuppe Buchweizen-Polenta. Aufgrund der dunklen Farbe des Mehls auch als schwarze Die Kutteln in Wasser und Essig waschen und in Streifen und der gefüllten Zwiebeln und Stolz erzählt. Jedes Jahr findet am 15. August (Ferragosto) in Frabosa Zutaten für 6 bis 8 Personen. Kastanie aus Chiusa Pesio. Eine Exzellenz, die sich in dem Markenzeichen IGP raViole auf Vernantinaart BucHWeizenpolenta mit Weisser sosse Polenta bekannt. Buchweizen hat ein Korn mit einer seltsamen dreieckigen Form schneiden. raviole auf Vernantinaart. Die Frauen von Vernante bereiten die Raviole mit Soprana ein Fest statt, an dem die Cavalieri (Ritter) den Käse verkosten, probieren der Kastanie aus Cuneo wiederfindet. Stattliche Größe, süßer und zarter und ist reich an Stärke, Proteinen, Vitaminen und Mineralien. Ein nahrhaftes und Man braucht 500 g frische oder 250 g getrocknete Cuneo-Bohnen Zutaten für 6 Personen.
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